Hello all
I have a 2k1(despite my userid) GXE auto, a dealer demo with 5k on it. It drove beautifully initially and I enjoyed it everyday. One fine day, I started feeling jerks as the car shifted from 1st to 2nd to 3rd gear, more pronounced uphill. Once you get to 40+, this stops unless you slow down again. I was browsing around in the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) site and they have this TSB for 2k1 Maxima which roughly seems to illustrate my problem.
(Go to http://www.nhtsa.com/cars/problems/tsb/ and enter SB620000 as NHTSA item no. in quick search field)

I wonder if anyone here has/had encountered this similar problem and what could be done to fix it. I love my Maxima, but this jerking is driving me crazy.

Thanks !!

 

u might wanna check out the TSB's here in the forum and take ur car to the dealer, make them check the tranny, sounds like its slipping

 

sounds kind of like the issue they have with the fuel cut on 5 speeds.... also, it could be the TC going in and out of lock.... by 40 mph, you are in O/D....

 

Sounds like the same problem I am having. THe dealer is replacing the TCM.

GC

 

When you push the car does the engine redline like then shift hard? If so it could be your cylinoids. Whats TCM?

 

TCM = Transmission Control Module.

 

I have a 2001 SE with 9000 miles on it. I seem to have the same exact problem with my piece of crap auto. Originally thought it was the solenoids and TCM, dealer told me that it seemed like it was also, BUT since my vin# didn't fall into the same class as listed on the TSB they would have to contact Nissan. 2 days later they said that they would replace the entire transmission. Now just waiting for the damn thing to arrive. My dealer has actually been great about this whole mess. Has anyone else had this problem?? Damn, I wish I had my 5spd again!

 

And these Maximas are suppose to be rated top 10 for 10 years in a row???

 

Well said, I'm having my TCM and solenoid replaced this week, so I'll let you all know how it turns out.

GC

 

My dealer replaced the tcm and solenoids on my 2k max se and all the problems were gone for about 28,000 miles then the automagic started acting funny again. So now I have no more max, Transmissions can be very costly after the warranty expires.